NEW DELHI (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo is flying to India next week to strengthen strategic ties with a nation that is locked in a military standoff with China, in Washington’s latest effort to bolster allies against Beijing. As part of an intensifying pushback against China’s growing economic and military power […]
This is an anxious moment in America, in a year dominated by division. There are deep concerns there could be an outbreak of violence after the election amidst an electorate unlikely to be satisfied by either result. We’ve seen militia groups on the rise, a near constant presence at moments of tension. In Pennsylvania, you […]
A Navy plane crashed in a residential area in Southern Alabama on Friday afternoon, killing its two crew members, the Navy said. The plane went down next to a home near Foley, Ala., a coastal area about 30 miles southeast of Mobile, Ala., officials said. No civilians on the ground were injured, the Baldwin County […]
It takes a lot to stop the music in Nashville, but the imperative that is country music gave way to the importance of presidential politics for one night only. In a rare break in the rhythm on Broadway, aka the ‘Honky Tonk Highway’, the big screen entertainment was handed over to America’s duelling politicos. Around […]
Like detectives closing in on a fugitive hide-out deep in the woods, officials in Washington State announced on Friday that they had located the first murder hornet nest in the United States, tucked in a tree hollow near the Canadian border. The officials said they planned to destroy the nest in Blaine, Wash., on Saturday […]
In President Trump’s telling, he is a committed philanthropist with strong ties to many charities. “If you don’t give back, you’re never ever going to be fulfilled in life,” he wrote in “Trump 101: The Way to Success,” published at the height of his “Apprentice” fame. And according to his tax records, he has given […]
An elderly couple tried to shelter from a raging fire in a cement bunker at their beloved home – only to be killed by the blaze’s 1300f (704c) heat, their relatives say. Lyle Hileman, 85, and his 84 year-old wife Marilyn died in the East Troublesome Fire after it swept over their stunning property in […]
The first sentence Donald Trump said in last night’s final 2020 presidential debate was not true, according to an Associated Press fact check of both candidates. The US President claimed to have ‘saved two million lives’ from coronavirus as he faced off with rival Joe Biden on Thursday. He opened by saying: ‘So as you […]
Democrats, including Biden, are competitive in a red state, and Bullock is three points behind in the contest the party cares about most. By Nate Cohn Republicans hold a narrow lead up and down the ballot in Montana, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll Friday, as Democrats remain highly competitive in a state […]
School reopening hasn’t been an issue in the presidential campaign — until last night. By Amelia Nierenberg and Adam Pasick This is the Coronavirus Schools Briefing, a guide to the seismic changes in U.S. education that are taking place during the pandemic. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox. The debate over […]